Beginnings

A few weeks ago my husband challenged me to drop weight.  He made me a promise that if I reached a certain goal I would get a reward of my choosing.  Since then I have been thinking alot about my health and wanting to lose the weight for the right reasons.  I have a 10 year old son who is very active and I want to be around for him and be able to keep up with him.  So, I decided I was going to lose the weight.  I started looking into weight loss options and decided that Weight Watchers was the way for me to go. 

I joined Weight Watchers last Wednesday and weighed in at 221 pounds.  One of the tasks that we had to do as new members (supposed to be a motivational tool) was to measure our upper arm, our upper thigh, our waist, and our hips.  When I saw my measurements I wanted to sit down and cry.  To say the least it was a real eye opener and definitely a motivator. 

This past week I have been staying around my alotted 20 points and drinking as much water as I possibly can without floating away.  I must say I don’t like water, so thank god for Crystal Light.  My weigh in is tomorrow and I am a little anxious, but I am so motivated to stick with this.

Stats

Okay here is the scary reality:

37 year old mother to one, and wife.

5′ 1″, 221 lbs

Measurements:

Upper Arm: 15″

Waist: 40″

Hips: 51″

Upper Thigh: 29″ (same size as my husbands and son’s waist size)

And just for kicks we measured my bust: 49″

I am a very large hour glass